Yanks' Win Sets Perfect Rotation in World Series

The game that ultimately decides the '09 World Series may actually have been played at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night, disguised as Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.

If the Yankees eventually win a long, tough World Series from the Phillies, think back to this night in the Bronx when New York not only avoided the possibility of losing a Game 7 to the Angels but also escaped with its pitching rotation intact, not a wreck.

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